The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-27

At the house Of--Blussor Ia ond Tor Union
kttheGousc Of tho heirs of Charles Mattcrn a
TrOxleyllc, IN aud iur Adams township.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
Every person, excepting tho Justices Of the
Peace and Aldermen, NOtaries Public hnd per
sous In the militia service OF the state, VINO
shall hold or shall within two months have held
any office or appolutmcut ui prOht or trust un-
der the United states or OF THIS tate, anu city
or cOrporated district, wuethcra commissioned
Oihcor or Othcrvhc, q subordinate Outccr or
agent wac IL or shall bo employed under the
Legislature, Executive or judiciary hepart
ment of this state, or otauy city or of any IN
cOrpOfatcd district, and also, that every NON
her of Congress and Of tho stat Legislature,
aud of the select or common council OF any
city, or cunmis ssiouers of any incorpOrated dis.
trict arc by law Incapable OF holding or oNcr-
clsingat the same time the ONCE or appoint
ment OF Judge, Inspector or CLERK OF any elec'
tiOn OF tLIs Commonwealth. and that no IN
spector. Judge, or 9th nihcer oI salu eiec'
tiOn, shall be eligible to bD tn voted Ter
BJ the act Of Assembly Of july la5, u ~
also mndr "the duty # every Mayor, ShcUn,
Alderman, Justice OF the Peace, tsnstame' ri
every city. county, township, or district Win
In this Commonwealth, Whenever chlrd upon
by any Otlcor an election, or by three Qha'l'
hcd electors thereof Go clear any "luuuH oI
avenue % tle window OF avenue TO the place
OF General Election which s.all bo ubstructel
In such way as to prevent voters from Al'|
proaUhing the same, and IT snail DO the 'u'N
Of every respective Constable Of such wnti'
district ur township vi lin TINS 'onmou"eNitn
70 De present or by Deputy, ne W,," ~
township, Tor The purpose ol preserving INC
peace o. aiOrcsadn
Also that In tho lth section Of the act of AS
sembly entitled An net relating o. executions
aud other purposes approved April 10, lNioi
IL is enacted that the ~ rosaid 18TH section
shall not be construed as to prevent any mil.
Tia ofiicer or borough officer from s0rylni a.
Judge, Inspector or Cierk At any general or
special election In this Commonwealth
By an Act OF Assembly approved tnc nth
day of April, 1859, IL Is enar e. tuut ut
"all elections hereafter hold under the laws.
OF this commonwealth, the polls shall be open.
cd az seven o'clocA "A. IN. ani closed at seven
O'Clock, y. m
The inspectors and Juige OF the elo.tions
shall meet at the respective places npp0iuted
Tor holding the election In tho district to which
they respectively belong, before seven o'clock in
th@ morning ana each of those Inspectors
M 1jUoi ~ JAps .elqfkUg'" hal .la1ljs .
TGs aualihed voters OF this county at all
We srRl, tpwusuip, borough and special elec.
tions, are hereby hereafter authorized and re-
quest0d 70 voteb by tickets printed or written,
or partly prlnted and Partly written sevrrllly
clussihed as follows Ono ticket shall embrace
tho names OF all Judges Of Ourts voted tor ana
to be labelled outside "Jud ciary 30 one tcR-
OF snail emhruc"the names utlll state officers
voted for and be labelled state: one II kot
shall embrace tho nano oiaIl 'uunty officers
voted br, inc Iuding OHIO oi Senator, member
aud members OF Assembly II voted for, and
uhtIe hI AOuEFthH, II fNltl Tor, ana hO In
bellod "COunty - one ticket shall en- brace tho
name no! ell township officers voted for and be
labelled "r1Tuship; = ono ticket shall cmbracc
tho unmcs of all borough ptnrufs voted fDraud
be labelled "Bproughh ana each class shall be
I'm separate ballot boxes.
WHEREAS, Tho fifteenth Amendment of tho
Contsltution Of tho United states Is as fol.
lows:
Sections ?. Tho right oTcliI2ens oftho Uni.
tod states 20 vote shall not be denied or A.
br idsoi by the Uni'cd states, or any state, on
a /.
OF ser itude -
SECTION ?. The Congress shall hayepowo
. enforce this article by appropriate logisla.
AND WHEREAS, The Congress of the United
t'tHtcs, on tho 3lst of March. 1870 passed an
uct, entitled "An Act to enforce the right of
citizens OF tic United states to vote In tho sew.
oral states Of this Union and tor other pur-
poses, the hrst and second sections Of which
arc as follows:
SECTION l. BE itouactod by the senate and
House Of Representative of the United states
OF America in Congress assembled, Ihat all
citizens of tho United states, who are, or shall
be Otherwise quHlihcd by law to vote at any
election by tho pooulH, any state, Territory |
district, county, city, parish, township, school
district, municipality ~ other territorial sub
division, shall be entitled and allowed t. vote |
at all such elections without distinction OF !
race, color, or previous condition OF servitude:
any Constitution, law, custom, usage or regu. !
latiOn of any state or Territory, or 10y, or un. |
der its authority, to tho CONTRARY notwith. |
standing
SECTION Zs anu bt " lufINot HnActe l.. TINT !
II by "r under the au hority, OF the Oonstitu. |
tlOn or laws OF any Sti'e, or the laws otaDy |
Territory, any act Is e., shaIl bo required to bo
done as a prerequisite or Qualification or yot |
ing, and by such constitution or laws, 30 sons |
or officers are or shall be charged with tho per.
OF duties IN furnishing to citizens an |
opportunity to per form such prerequisite or TO |
hetUmu qualified to vote IL shall bo tbe dutv
citizens of the United states, the game and |
equal opportunity TO perform such prerequi- !
sito and to become qualified to vote without
distinction OF race, color or previous condition
of seTyitudo and ifauy such person or officer
shall refuse or knowingly omit to give full ef- |
feet 90 this rectiOn, he shall for every surh oI
dollars 90 the person aggrevod thereby, to be !
recovered by an action ON the case, with full
costs aud such allowance Tor counsel fees AS
the court shall deem Just, AMI shall also for
every such of nee, be deemed guilty ola mis-.
demeanor, and shall on conyi tlon thereof, be
hned not less than i've hundred dollars. or be
Imprisoned not less than one month ana not
more than one year. or both, at the discretion
of the court.
AND WHEREAS, 1t is declared by the second
section OF the VI article Of the Constitution of
the United States that "This Constitution. ana
the laws of the United States which shall b.
the supr 'me law of the land, ANYTHING
in the CONSTITUTION or laws of any State 10 the
contrary uutN outstanding"
AID WHEREAS, The Legislature of this Com
monwoalth, on the dth day of April, A l. 1870
ss'd an act, eutit.ed "a further supplcmrnt|
10 the act relating to elections IN this Commo
wealth, the tenth section of which provides a.
follows:
SECTION 10. That SO much Of every act of
Assombl a. provides that only whltl fresuicf
shall be entitled to vote or be registered as WE
crs, or as claiming to vote at any general or
spe ial election Of this Commonwealth, be aud
tho same Is hereby repealed aud that hereafter
Al freeman, without distinction Of color shall ne
enrolled aud registered ing TO '.he pro.
visions OF the FIRST section of the act approved
seveuteenth April, 1858, entitled "An Act fur
thef supplemental to the act relating TO the elec-
tions of this Commonwealth and when other.
wise qualined under existing laws, be entitled
to vote at 50 neral and special elections in this
Comm onwealth,
The said above 'reoited amendment and acts
must be executed and obeyed by all assessors,
register of VOTERS, election officers, aud others
that the rights and privileges guaranteed there
by may be secured to all the citizens OF this Com
mOnWealth entitled to the same.
BY the 18th section of the act of Assembly of
January 80 1874, It is enacted that as soon as
the polls shall close, the officers of election shall
proceed to count all the votes east for such can
prdate voted for, and makes full return OF the
dime in triplicate, with return sheet In ad
sation, In all OF hich the votes received by each
dindidate shall be given after his name. first in
caords and again In figures, and shall be signed
wy all uf said officers and certified by overseera,
bany, or II not so certified, the oyerseers and
any officer refusing to sign or certify, or either
OF them shals, write upon each OF tho returns his
10 theirreatsAs for not signing or eertHyinS